Teachers and administrators are already on the job, taking care of last-minute business before school starts Monday in Anne Arundel County.

Teachers and administrators are already on the job, taking care of last-minute business before school starts Monday in Anne Arundel County.

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Updated: 5:50 PM EDT Aug 16, 2016

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WEBVTT GET READY FOR NBTHC E FIRSWBT ALDA11Y -- MONDAY, THE 22ND.NBC WBAL11 IT'S A FAMILIAR SCENE, STUDENTS MAKING THEIR WAY OFFNB SC CHOOLWBAL11 BUSES, AND ON TO CAMPUS, TO MEETNBC WB AL11NEW TEACHERS, AND TAKE ON NEW ASSIGNMENTS.NBC WBAL11 THE HEAD OF THE ANNE ARUNDELNBC WBAL11 COUNCIL OF PTAS IS URGING PARENTS TO BECOMNBE C MORE IWBNVALOL11VED, STARTING ON DAY ONE.NBC WB AL 11>> PARENT ENGAGEMENT, THERE ARE STUDIES THAT SHOW THAT THE MORE ENGAGED YOU ARE NBINC YOUR WBCHALIL11D'S SCHOOL, THE BETTER THEY DO.NBC WBAL11 THOSE STUDIES ARE TRIED AND TRUE.NBC WBAL11 TIM: ANNE ARUNDEL HAS HIRED MORE TEACHERS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ANB C WBAL11GROWING STUDENT POPULATION, AT LAST CHECK, CLOSE TONB AC THOUSWBANALD11 NEW STUDENTS A YEAR. NB C WB>>AL T11EACHERS ARE PREPARED, READY TO COME BACK.NBC WBAL11 MANY FELT THE SUMMER WAS KINDA NB C WBSHALOR11T, AN EIGHT WEEK SUMMER THIS YEAR. HOPEFULLY NEXT WEEK, WE'NBC LL GWBETAL11 OUR 10 WEEKS BACK. TIM: THE GROWTH HAS FORCED THENBC WBAL11 COUNTY TO STEP UP ITS BUILDING AND RENOVATION PROGRAM.NBC WBAL11 WEST ANNAPOLIS ELEMENTAY IS ONE NBC EXAMPLWBE ALOF11 WHAT STUDENTS CAN EXPECT TO SEE ON THE FIRST DAY.NBC WBAL11 BUT THERE'S A DIFFERENT FOCUSNBC WBAL11 FOR PARENTS FROM THE GROUP "START SCHOOL LATER."NBC WBAL11 IT'LL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR A LATER START TIME.NBC WBAL11 A SPOKESPERSON SAYS -- "AS STUDENTS HEAD BACK TO CNBLAC SSWBAL11 NEXT WEEK, START SCHOOL LATER NBLOC OKS FOWBRWALAR11D TO RE-ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND BOARD ONBFC WBAL11 EDUCATION TO ACHIEVE SCHOOL HOURNBS C FOR ALWBL ALST11UDENTS THAT ARE SAFE, HEALTHY AND BASED ONNBC WBAL11 SCIENCE AND DOCTOR'S RECOMMENNBDAC TIONS.WB"AL11 THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT SAYSNBC WBAL 11 IT'S AN ISSUE THE DISTRICT IS NOT OVERLOOKING.NBC WBAL11 >> WE'RE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION.NBC WBAL11 I THINK THAT THE BOARD IS GOING TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS HERE QUITE NBSOC ON, TOWBO,AL O11F MOVING US INNBC WBAL 11 THE DIRECTION OF STARTING SCHOOL LATER AT ALL LEVELS, NOT JUST HIGH SCHOOL.NBC WBAL11NBC WB AL 11 TIM: THE DISTRICT HAS ALREADY SPENT MORE THAN $500,000 TO TRY AND FIGURE OUTNB WC HAT ITWB WALOU11LD TAKE TO CHANGE LONG ESTABLISHEDNB C WBAL11BUS ROUTES. THE SUPERINTENNBDEC NT WILWBL ALRI11DE THE BUS TO SCHOOL ON THE FIRST DAYNBC WB AL 11OF CLASSES WITH A GROUP OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.NBC WBAL11 HE'LL MEET UP WITH THEM AT THEIR BUS STOP.NBC WBAL11 LIVE IN THE STUDIO, TIM TOOTEN,

It's back to school for Anne Arundel County students

Teachers and administrators are already on the job, taking care of last-minute business before school starts Monday in Anne Arundel County.